Fiction

Help young children understand and empathise with the refugee experience, with this moving picture book from Onjali Q. Raúf, the bestselling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class, and illustrated by Pippa Curnick. Told with heart and humour, this story of friendship and kindness provides an early conversation starter to the topic of refugees for children in Key Stage 1 and 2.

This pack includes discussion questions, activity sheets and everything you need to make a kindness display

Key Themes: PSHE | Art | English | Empathy | Creative Writing

Also Available: A Collaborative Art Project, Welcome Poster and Welcome Sign

A gripping adventure filled with suspense that will keep your upper KS2 class on the edge of their seats. The perfect spooky story for confident readers and reading together as a class.

These classroom resources include three extracts and discussion questions and activity sheets exploring nature and creative writing​.

Themes: Creative writing | Art | English

From the award-winning author of Skellig comes a new story of hope, friendship and conquering your fears.

Nothing is the same this summer. With Joff’s father ill and his mother working, he can’t wait to escape each day, but when his adventures take him to the Chapel of Doom, he uncovers something unexpected, something truly magical.

This timeless coming-of-age story is supported by curriculum-linked activities and display materials.

Themes: Coming of age | Back to school | Family | Illness

This pack includes teaching resources inspired by four of Enid Blyton’s most well-known series: The Famous Five, The Secret Seven: The Magic Faraway Tree and Malory Towers. This pack can be used in lessons to explore one or all of these series, and include themes of comprehension, creative writing and writing skills.

Themes: Creative Writing | English | Reading Comprehension | Writing Skills

You can download the individual resource packs for each series here: The Magic Faraway Tree, The Famous Five, The Secret Seven and Malory Towers.

Inspire and educate your students with Enid Blyton’s enchanting Magic Faraway Tree books. These resources will develop your students’ reading comprehension, encourage creative writing, explore fantastical worlds and settings and ultimately inspire children to expand their imaginations.

Themes: Creative Writing | English | Reading Comprehension | Writing Skills

Resources are also available for Enid Blyton’s other series: The Famous Five, The Secret Seven and Malory Towers. Download a pack featuring all four resource packs here.

Teaching resources inspired by Enid Blyton’s well-known series, The Famous Five. Use these resources to develop your students’ reading comprehension and writing skills and encourage creative thinking

Themes: Creative Writing | English | Reading Comprehension | Writing Skills

Other resources inspired by Enid Blyton’s books: The Secret Seven resources, Malory Towers resource, The Magic Faraway Tree resources. Download a pack featuring all four resource packs here.

These Malory Towers inspired resources will allow your students to explore themes of starting school and making friends, alongside aiding their development in creative thinking and reading comprehension

Themes: Creative Writing | English | Reading Comprehension | Writing Skills

Other resources inspired by Enid Blyton’s books: The Secret Seven resources, The Famous Five resources, The Magic Faraway Tree resources. Download a pack featuring all four resource packs here.

Inspire and educate your students with The Secret Seven, Enid Blyton’s beloved series about a group of detectives. These resources will develop your students’ reading comprehension, encourage creative writing, explore themes of teamwork and ultimately inspire children to set up their own detective club

Themes: Creative Writing | English | Reading Comprehension | Writing Skills

Resources are also available for Enid Blyton’s other series: The Famous Five, The Magic Faraway Tree and Malory Towers. Download a pack featuring all four resource packs here.

Lately, Grandad has been forgetting things, but when his memories magically start coming to life, granddaughter Lily knows it’s the key to help him get better. Can she unlock his past, before it’s too late? An action-packed graphic novel about remembering who you are and finding the light at the end of the tunnel.

Download these activity sheets including diary writing exercise, memory jar activity and wordsearch.

Themes: Family | Identity | Dementia | Refugees

When you’re a refugee and have started three new schools in as many years, fading into the background becomes a superpower. But when Kamal discovers a mysterious cheat book in the school library, he’s about to go from invisible to invincible!

The first in a hilarious new series from Marvel comic book writer Ramzee, supported by classroom activity sheets.

Themes: Empathy | Resilience | Hope | Refugee | Friendship

A dark enchanted forest, a mysterious letter and sinister secrets combine in this spine-tingling mystery, from Eve Wersocki Morris, author of The Bird Singers and The Wildstorm Curse.

Themes: Friendship | Mysteries | Spooky Stories | Adventure | Fairytales

A stunning timeslip tale about a boy who finds himself trapped in a well-known mining incident that happened many years before! This story of family, community and hope by debut author Karon Alderman is perfect for fans of Skellig and The Wild Way Home.

Themes: Family | Community | Hope | History | Northern Stories